Womens Eight (W8+) - Heats

by FISA on 21 Aug 2006 New Zealand finished in fifth place in the first heat of the Womens Eight in a reasonably close race which saw the Kiwis finish just seven seconds behind heat winners, Australia. Their heat was a very tough draw, however the young Kiwi crew turned in a very competent performance.

The New Zealand crew had a good first 1000 metres and coach Dick Tonks was reported to be very positive about their result after the race. The Womens Eight are believed to have improved their time by about 12 seconds since Round 2 of the World Roiwng Cup in Poznan. They will repechage on Wednesday.

The close racing in the heat was underlined in the second heat of the event, when the New Zealand time would have placed them a very safe third. Australia won the first heat and USA the second.

From FISA.org:

Women’s Eight – Heats

A solid field of 12 countries were split into two heats with just the first in each heat advancing directly to the final and in heat one Australia made their intentions very clear by jumping out at the start in first. Germany took off in hot pursuit and kept their boat overlapping with the Australians. Australia has mixed and matched its crew into the four and pair that raced yesterday while Germany’s stroke pair also race in two events. Australia continued down the 2000 metre course rating a steady 35 to stay just out of range of the Germans. Australia qualifies for the final.

Meanwhile, Surprisingly Romania could do nothing more than hold on to third, while Great Britain sunk back to last after a crab upset the rhythm of the boat. These crews will get a second chance in the repechage.

The second heat was completely dominated by the United States who managed to jump out to an impressive open water lead within the first 500 metres. The crew, stroked by the statuesque Caryn Davies, remained easily in the lead and comfortable enough to drop their stroke rate to a 33. China, in second, pulled out a 42 stroke rate sprint, but it had no impact on the American’s lead. The United States go directly to the final.





Heat 1

Result  World Cup World Rowing Championships 2006, Eton - Race 57: W8+  Heat 1
boat progression: 1->FA, 2..->R
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	AUS	1:29.42  (1)	3:02.10  (1)	4:33.98  (1)	6:05.00	5
Robyn SELBY SMITH, Jo LUTZ, Amber BRADLEY, Sarah COOK, Kim CROW, Sarah HEARD, Emily MARTIN, Kate HORNSEY, Lizzy PATRICK
2	GER	1:29.99  (2)	3:03.32  (2)	4:35.59  (2)	6:06.06	3
Nina WENGERT, Johanna ROENFELDT, Christina GERKING, Nadine SCHMUTZLER, Lenka WECH, Maren DERLIEN, Nicole ZIMMERMANN, Elke HIPLER, Annina RUPPEL
3	ROM	1:31.27  (4)	3:04.91  (3)	4:36.29  (3)	6:08.07	4
Eniko BARABAS, Georgeta CRACIUN, Camelia LUPASCU, Ana Maria APACHITEI, Rodica FLOREA, Ioana PAPUC, Elena SERBAN, Simona STRIMBESCHI, Rodica ANGHEL
4	CAN	1:32.06  (6)	3:05.42  (4)	4:37.61  (4)	6:10.61	2
Sarah BONIKOWSKY, Sabrina KOLKER, Heather MANDOLI, Andreanne MORIN, Romina STEFANCIC, Kaylan VANDERSCHILDEN, Katie REYNOLDS, Ashley BRZOZOWICZ, Lesley THOMPSON (-WILLIE)
5	NZL	1:31.06  (3)	3:07.77  (5)	4:39.91  (5)	6:12.81	1
Darnelle TIMBS, Bess HALLEY, Nicky-Lee CRAWFORD, Rebecca SCOWN, Emma TWIGG, Paula TWINING, Clementine MARSHALL, Erin TOLHURST, Candice BARDSLEY
6	GBR	1:31.67  (5)	3:08.08  (6)	4:40.95  (6)	6:14.95	6
Vicki ETIEBET, Natasha PAGE, Natasha HOWARD, Carla ASHFORD, Beth RODFORD, Alison KNOWLES, Katie GREVES, Elise LAVERICK, Caroline O'CONNOR
Key to terms: DNA=Data Not Available DNF=Did Not Finish DNS=Did Not Start DSQ=Disqualified EXC=Excluded BUW=Boat Under Weight

Heat 2

Result  World Cup World Rowing Championships 2006, Eton - Race 58: W8+  Heat 2
boat progression: 1->FA, 2..->R
Rank	Boat	500 m	1000 m	1500 m	Finish	Lane
1	USA	1:26.98  (1)	2:57.25  (1)	4:30.37  (1)	6:04.80	4
Brett SICKLER, Megan COOKE, Anna GOODALE, Lindsay SHOOP, Anna MICKELSON, Susan FRANCIA, Caroline LIND, Caryn DAVIES, Mary WHIPPLE
2	CHN	1:29.11  (2)	3:01.35  (2)	4:36.14  (2)	6:09.48	3
Ran CHENG, Cuiping YANG, Yanan ZHANG, Suli MU, You WU, Ziwei JIN, Yanhua GAO, Xiaoxia YAN, Na ZHENG
3	RUS	1:31.99  (5)	3:05.77  (4)	4:41.21  (3)	6:14.99	1
Vera POCHITAEVA, Anastassia FATINA, Oxana NIKITINA, Alevtina PODVYAZKINA, Elena ANTONOVA, Alena KONONOVA, Natalia MELNIKOVA, Valeriya STARODUBROVSKAYA, Elena EMELYASHINA
4	UKR	1:31.71  (4)	3:07.00  (5)	4:41.59  (4)	6:15.60	2
Svitlana SPIRYUKHOVA, Anna KONTSEVA, Viktoriya VYKHRIST, Svitlana NOVICHENKO, Nina PROSKURA, Tetiana STEKOLSCHYKOVA, Tetyana DUDIK, Olena MOROZOVA - RONZHINA, Hanna KONOTOP
5	FRA	1:30.98  (3)	3:05.14  (3)	4:42.03  (5)	6:17.84	5
Coralie DUFOUR, Celia FOULON, Marjolaine ROSSIT, Stephanie DECHAND, Caroline DELAS, Audrey GALY, Marie LE NEPVOU, Elodie RUBAUD, Melanie LELIEVRE
6	BLR	1:32.99  (6)	3:08.43  (6)	4:45.02  (6)	6:18.75	6
Hanna NAKHAYEVA, Maryia BREL, Nina BONDARAVA, Alena ZAKHARAVA, Tamara SAMAKHVALAVA, Natallia HELAKH, Volha ZHYLSKAYA, Volha PLASHKOVA, Valiantsina KHAKHLOVA
Key to terms: DNA=Data Not Available DNF=Did Not Finish DNS=Did Not Start DSQ=Disqualified EXC=Excluded BUW=Boat Under Weight